Honda's Electric MX bike

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Edited Date/Time 12/29/2019 7:15pm
Well, the Yamaha one might have been fake, but this is very real.



Photo from Dirt Sports Japan
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3/21/2019 8:09pm
Now I know where a lot of the Alta parts are going, lol.
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3/21/2019 8:10pm
Finally a new CR! Sideways
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3/21/2019 8:12pm
Take my fucking money!!!!!!!!!!
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3/21/2019 8:12pm
barnett468 wrote:
Now I know where a lot of the Alta parts are going, lol.
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I don't see any Alta parts. Thankfully this one is much easier on the eyes.
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3/21/2019 8:12pm Edited Date/Time 3/21/2019 9:38pm
That thing is a great looking bike. The Alta looked like a pile of cow dung that got stepped in by an elephant.
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3/21/2019 8:15pm
Wow, it looks awesome!
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3/21/2019 8:16pm Edited Date/Time 3/21/2019 8:17pm
barnett468 wrote:
Now I know where a lot of the Alta parts are going, lol.
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I don't see any Alta parts. Thankfully this one is much easier on the eyes.
You didn't like the Ninja Turtle Warrior look?

I can guarantee you they at least bought an Alta and looked it over very closely.
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3/21/2019 8:16pm
Honda, I have a blank check with your name on it. Where do I send it?
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3/21/2019 8:18pm
Im guessing 300lbs. Looks trick though
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3/21/2019 8:19pm
Go all in and lose the shrouds
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barnett468
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Im guessing 300lbs. Looks trick though
How much does the Alta weigh?
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3/21/2019 8:25pm
FGR01 wrote:
Well, the Yamaha one might have been fake, but this is very real. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/03/21/333449/s1200_54435722_2167786603288892_3036325549359235072_n.jpg[/img] Photo from [url=https://www.facebook.com/ダートスポーツ-324201854314052/]Dirt Sports Japan[/url]
Well, the Yamaha one might have been fake, but this is very real.



Photo from Dirt Sports Japan
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3/21/2019 8:33pm
Al Gore just ripped his shirt off.




* (sorry, I couldn't figure out just who should rip their shirt off; but it seemed as though someone should.)
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3/21/2019 8:36pm Edited Date/Time 3/21/2019 8:38pm
barnett468 wrote:
You didn't like the Ninja Turtle Warrior look?

I can guarantee you they at least bought an Alta and looked it over very closely.
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Haha Nope! They looked cheap.

I can guarantee you every manufacturer has had a real good look at one. The technology is not that advanced.
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3/21/2019 8:40pm
Can’t be real....Where is the dual exhaust???Whistling Whistling
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3/21/2019 8:49pm
That electric bike is loaded with HRC works parts!!!! HRC titanium footpegs, billet brake pedal, triple clamps, hubs, levers.. and that is just what I can see from one pic!
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This fits in well with what I read in an interview with one of Honda Britain's higher ups, last year. A fellow that had a fair bit to do with the Mugen Shinden / Shingen (?) IOM racer.

He said it (the tech) would be used in Dirt Bikes well before Road (other than City / Commuter bikes). And, he suggested it was only about 2 years away - the interview was in a mid last year issue of Performance Bikes, if I recall correctly.

Losing the Rad Shrouds? Highly doubtful, as E Batteries / Motors still generate a lot of heat, and, from what I gather, heat in the battery (or, something else?), was one of the few real issues with the Altas - when it came to quick / repeated charges. The Altas' 'radiator' was in section(s) of the frame structure, wasn't it?

An E Bike - and not a glorified MTB - a real, full sized (and something more than the KTM E Freeride) one, would be perfect for 90% of my riding. And, one (well, a few) made by an established company / companies, is what is needed. It's a damned shame what happened with Alta. I'd been putting away some shekels into my 'magic drawer', for an Alta. That will go to my Indo and HK / Shanghai MXGP trips, this year. Then, back to filling it for, perhaps, an 'E' CR.
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3/21/2019 8:59pm
bvm111 wrote:
Can’t be real....Where is the dual exhaust???Whistling Whistling
It definitely won’t be balanced without them.
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3/21/2019 9:01pm
Looks 10,000 times better than the Alta.
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3/21/2019 9:01pm
Wow...It makes the Alta look like it is from Harbor Freight.
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3/21/2019 9:08pm
Finallly something that will eliminate what 2st oils and gas do you use
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3/21/2019 9:17pm
I like that !
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3/21/2019 9:26pm
Today, 2 stroke Honda owners everywhere shed a tear seeing those two letters on a brand new bike. Alas, not what they were hoping for when looking at the engine bay.

That thing is tits though!
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3/21/2019 9:31pm Edited Date/Time 3/21/2019 10:00pm
Im guessing 300lbs. Looks trick though
barnett468 wrote:
How much does the Alta weigh?
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Alta claim weight 260lb

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